Below is the probability distribution for number of children a person has in a specific town. x P(x) 0 0.23 1 0.48 2 0.21 3 0.08 a) What is the probability of a person in this town having at least one child?

Below is the probability distribution for number of children a person has in a specific town. x P(x) 0 0.23 1 0.48 2 0.21 3 0.08 a) What is the probability of a person in this town having at least one child?

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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Author:Amos Gilat

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Below is the probability distribution for number of children a person has in a specific town.

x	P(x)
0	0.23
1	0.48
2	0.21
3	0.08

a) What is the probability of a person in this town having at least one child?

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